Finally, some good news: Yesterday, the California legislature voted to legalize gay marriage, a move that goes beyond earlier endorsements of “civil unions” in Vermont and Massachusetts. The bill–approved last week in the state Senate–also places California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who is already suffering from an anemic 36 percent approval rating, in a ticklish spot: Running as a social liberal in 2003, he spoke glowingly about gay rights in the abstract. And it seems that some of his fellow Republicans debating the measure feel a bit differently: MORE »

Over at the Corner, Kathryn Lopez alerts readers to a screenwriting contest sponsored by the American Film Renaissance, which launched the nation’s first conservative film festival last year, and hosting a follow-up one this September in Dallas. Here’s a snatch of the contest guidlines: MORE »